Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-09
F0RTy-NINTH CONGRESS-,
Second session,
SENATE.
H14N N L e
WASHINGTON. Feb. s.

"AShlSGIOSs teO ..
Mr.. Ingalls, presented a memorial of the
citizens of New Lexington, O.. asking for
the initiation Of negotiations for the scouisi
ton Gf Canada; referred to the committee on
| foreign relations.
The presiding officer laid before the Senate
the unfinished business, it being the Fad.
Tehauntepec bill.
Mr.. Vest, who has charge of the bill. con
sented to let it go aver for today and until
Thursday, tomorrow's session TO be occupied
prin cipaly in the delivery of eulogies on the
late Senator Logan; but he gave notice tina.
after its being taken up he should ask the
Senate to remain in session until 1t shall be
disposed OF.
On motion OF Mr.. Frye the Senate bill for
securing the statistics of the extent of the
value of the vessel fisheries of the United
States was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Palmer, the House bill
relsting to importing and landing of mackerel
caught during the spawning season, was
taken up.
Arguments were made against the bill BY
Messrs. Salisbury, Mcpherson and Miller.
The latter chastised it as an ingenious New
England device to prevent mackerel fishing
auywh here except on the coasts of Maine and
Massachusetts,, principally Maine. 1t was TO
give New England monopoly of the mack
erel fishery.
Mr.. Dawes ridiculed ths idea that the bill
was for the benefit of Maine and M.ssachu
setts fishermen, twas for those fishermen
who caught all the mackerel and it IN sde no
d ference TO them whether the vessels were
engaged in southern waters or in northern
waters.
Mr.. Hale advocated tn. bill.
Mr.. Sewell opposed the bill as being legis
laton for monopoly of the very worst kind,
to the exclusion of the natural rights of the
people of the Carolinas, Virginia, MARYLAND,
New Jersey and New York, who would be
prevented from taking advantage OF the pass
ing of schools of fish from south to north.
Mr.. Hale remarked that there was no fish
ing craft equipped for catching early fish in
any of those States. The bill was a restric-
tion on New England fishermen and they
would submit to it because of the great gain
in the increased value of fish caught later in
the year.
Mr. Frve, member of the committee,
said that the Senate should understand tha,
there was not single fishing vessel with a
purse seine VT st and south of Massachusetts
There was not fisherman outside of Massa.
chusetts and Maine that he'd the slightest
early interest in the bill except in the inter
est of the preservation of fish.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar the amendment
was adopted postponing the period when the
bill is to take effect from March |, 1887, tc
March |, 1888.
Without disposing of the bill the Senate
on motion of Mr.. Edmunds at 5. l5 went into
secret session and at 5 20 adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the morning hour Mr. Hammond OF
Georgia, on behalf of the committee on ex
penditures, in the department of justice
called up the bill relating to the compensa
ton of United States attorneys, marshals ant
commissioners. Ut abolshes the free sys
TEN and substitutes the salary system o
compensation
Mr. Springer of Illinois, in advocating tn,
bill, characterized the present system as the
worst system of paying public officials tha
could be devised.
| Mr.. Reed OF Maine considered the bill tc
be vicious in principle. Grimes against the
! United States were of a character which die
not stir the lively Indignation of the com
munity, and 1t was necessary that United
! States officials shall be stimulated by similar
selt-interest to that which melted and sus
tanned the criminal. If these officers were
| placed upon salaries the result would be ar
increase of evasions of the law.
Mr. Mlliken of Maine thought the bill
should become a law. He admitted there
might be some cases where stimulus of
| fees was necessary to induce United State,
marshals to perform their duties, but main
! tanned that there were more cases where tha
stimulus caused them to go beyond their du
ties and make themselves a nuisance in the
community.
| Pending action the morning hour expired
BY special order the floor was accorded tC
the committee on foreign affairs and th'
House went into a committee on the whole
on the Senate bill to indemnify certain sub
jects of the Chinese Empire for losses sus
| tanned by the violence of the mob at Rocb
Springs, Wyoming Territory, September 2
1885, The Senate bill provides for the as
certanment of the losses and the House bill
makes direct appropriation OF Sl47,748.
The House bill was substituted for the Sen
ate bill, l0I to GS, and as so amended tht
bill was reported to the House and passed.
After action on some minor matters tbs
| House at ) o'clock took a recess until 80.
At the evening session eulogies on the late
Repr csentatives Beach. Dowdney aud Arnot
of New York were delivered and the House
at 30 adjourned.